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we started and our disastrous from afghanistan, and which are enemies said this is a good time to go into ukraine. china has been more aggressive towards taiwan. america needs to be strong, america needs to lead, we should not retreat. it is important for america to lead and show strength, not weakness. yes, we have a dysfunctional southern border. we need to put more order resources there, we need to make sure that we support the border patrol that is doing the job, and we need to go after the cartels in mexico that are controlling the border and sending fentanyl into the united states of america that is killing 100,000 of our young people every year. [applause] these are truly foreign terrorist organizations and should be designated as such. we need to have a progrowth energy policy. we shouldn't have our leaders going to venezuela and saudi arabia and saying, can you please produce more oil? let's produce energy in the united states of america so we can be independent and dominant. [applause] then we need to stop the leftist social agenda that is coming out of washington that is i
we started and our disastrous from afghanistan, and which are enemies said this is a good time to go into ukraine. china has been more aggressive towards taiwan. america needs to be strong, america needs to lead, we should not retreat. it is important for america to lead and show strength, not weakness. yes, we have a dysfunctional southern border. we need to put more order resources there, we need to make sure that we support the border patrol that is doing the job, and we need to go after the...
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we will continue discussions about afghanistan. our guest wrote a book called the american war in afghanistan, not only looking at the historical aspect but what that means for the current date situation. he will be our ♪ >> weekends bring you the best in american history with nonfiction books. sunday on "book tv," hear from authors attending book fest in minnesota. opinion speeches -- opinion pieces and species. john fund with his book, "our broken elections," in which he argues liberals make the election system more vulnerable to fraud. the book, "bettering human economics," which focuses on science and human interaction. in the future of artificial intelligence with his book " aiming ai." on "afterwards" ben shapiro talks about his book which he argues the progressive left is pushing an authoritarian agenda in america. he is joined by eric my taxes -- eric metaxes. watch "book tv" anytime online. ♪ >> "washington journal" continues. host: our guest is carter malkasian. he served as a sport -- special assistant to rogers of d
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i know -- have you been to afghanistan? >> is not yet. >> i would encourage you to go. there is a group that is -- are forming fighters that will never go into the afghan legal system for many reasons. some of them have been there for several years. we need to evaluate that population and see if we can bring them back to this new system, what ever it is. i would urge you to do that and to get some of your people to look at the population. i think some of them will have to be brought back here in our system and we are likely to capture more during the upcoming time. i appreciate your willingness to appeal the second circuit decision. the president has said he will do what is necessary to prevent these photos from seeing the light of day. we are trying to see if we have a legislative office to prevent things from being released. we want to achieve that goal. can you tell me the game plan of the a ministration if necessary, the time limits of an effective order. if the court rules against it, i think one order would stand. when with the executive order do with the issue? >
i know -- have you been to afghanistan? >> is not yet. >> i would encourage you to go. there is a group that is -- are forming fighters that will never go into the afghan legal system for many reasons. some of them have been there for several years. we need to evaluate that population and see if we can bring them back to this new system, what ever it is. i would urge you to do that and to get some of your people to look at the population. i think some of them will have to be brought...
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, we had 300 in afghanistan. we will have 1,000 and we're continuing to grow. it's an all-government effort. department of treasury is on the ground. department of agriculture. drug enforcement administration. federal aviation administration. department of state. usaid. this is truly an impressivest. >> okay. general? >> the one point i would make, when you talk about military it may not look like what you traditionally think. we have military partnered with his. we're doing agricultural development, enabling civilian expertise. i think it's key we understand we're trying trying to do this with every part of our capacity that we have. >> thank you very much. >> the time of the general has expired. >> thank you, gentlemen, for appearing today. mr. ambassador, appreciate your emphasis on agricultural development. i think that's noteworthy. before my question, i want you all to succeed. the down side, gravity of the down side to not succeeding is very apparent. with that said, mr. ambassador, and this was touched up
, we had 300 in afghanistan. we will have 1,000 and we're continuing to grow. it's an all-government effort. department of treasury is on the ground. department of agriculture. drug enforcement administration. federal aviation administration. department of state. usaid. this is truly an impressivest. >> okay. general? >> the one point i would make, when you talk about military it may not look like what you traditionally think. we have military partnered with his. we're doing...
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afghanistan is another big issue they expressed serious concerns. they don't say it that they are concerned we're not doing enough or fast enough to deal with interpreters with the other afghans who have helped us and their lives may now be in jeopardy since we are almost out of there. they are concerned how the military can monitor things that they start to come unraveled. talking about over the horizon capabilities but the committee says there's not much clarity and what that means. they are definitely reflected a lot of concern about afghanistan. also we are funding this but it's not over. who knows how it will turnout and the effect it will have on the defense budget. >> that afghanistan issue cuts through on both parties the deadline is september 11 so we may know how things are going in afghanistan for a big development and the taliban moves to take over the country. care that have an effect? could we see appropriators pushing back like a humanitarian catastrophe? >> yes. politically it's very difficult. once you have extracted even with septe
afghanistan is another big issue they expressed serious concerns. they don't say it that they are concerned we're not doing enough or fast enough to deal with interpreters with the other afghans who have helped us and their lives may now be in jeopardy since we are almost out of there. they are concerned how the military can monitor things that they start to come unraveled. talking about over the horizon capabilities but the committee says there's not much clarity and what that means. they are...
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america's combat mission in afghanistan may be over, but our commitment to the afghanistan people, that will endure. president beganny. president ghani: president obama. first of all i'd like to express the deep sympathies of the people. german and spanish families. both of these countries -- a major commitment in afghanistan i'd like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to those common sacrifices and take the opportunity to pay tribute to the 2215 american men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. more than 22,000 american soldiers have been wounded in action. civilian contractors and others. you stood shoulder to shoulder with us, and i'd like to say thank you. i would also like to thank the american taxpayer for his and her hard earned dollars that have enabled -- yesterday i saw a young girl. . her father came out of retirement, out of reserve, to serve again in afghanistan. she's sending a care package every week to her father, and i want to thank her and the father of all other american children for making sure that their parents are helping us and standing next to us. i p
america's combat mission in afghanistan may be over, but our commitment to the afghanistan people, that will endure. president beganny. president ghani: president obama. first of all i'd like to express the deep sympathies of the people. german and spanish families. both of these countries -- a major commitment in afghanistan i'd like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to those common sacrifices and take the opportunity to pay tribute to the 2215 american men and women who made the...
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withdraw from afghanistan. you can wash all of these events -- watch all of these events on c-span or listen with the free c-span radio app. ♪ >> this year marks the 20th anniversary of the september 11 attacks. join us for live coverage from new york, the pentagon, and pennsylvania starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern saturday on c-span. watch online at c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including comcast. >> you think this is just a community center? it is more than that. >> comcast is partnering with 1000 community centers so students from low income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. >> comcast supports c-span as a public service along with these other television providers, giving you a front rosita to democracy. -- a front row seat to democracy. host: a good friday morning to you. here is how "the washington times" puts it today. "biden gets tough on vaccine holdouts." [
withdraw from afghanistan. you can wash all of these events -- watch all of these events on c-span or listen with the free c-span radio app. ♪ >> this year marks the 20th anniversary of the september 11 attacks. join us for live coverage from new york, the pentagon, and pennsylvania starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern saturday on c-span. watch online at c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television...
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beyond our border, from afghanistan to ukraine, north korea to iran, president biden's weakness puts our nation and the world at risk. and our most formidable adversary is dangerous and unacceptable. president biden is unwilling to defend our border, defend our skies, and defend our people. he is simply unfit to serve as commander-in-chief. and while you reap the consequences of their failures, the biden administration is more interested in woke fantasies then the hard realities americans face every day. most americans simply want to live in freedom and peace, but we are under attack in a left-wing culture war we didn't start, and never wanted to fight. every day we are told we must partake in their rituals, salute their flags and worship their false idols. all while big government colludes with big tech to strip away the most american thing there is, your freedom of speech. that's not normal, it's crazy. and it's wrong. make no mistake. republicans will not surrender this fight. we will lead with courage, and do what's right, not what is politically correct or convenient. republican
beyond our border, from afghanistan to ukraine, north korea to iran, president biden's weakness puts our nation and the world at risk. and our most formidable adversary is dangerous and unacceptable. president biden is unwilling to defend our border, defend our skies, and defend our people. he is simply unfit to serve as commander-in-chief. and while you reap the consequences of their failures, the biden administration is more interested in woke fantasies then the hard realities americans face...
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and she questions having jim banks, a naval officer who served in afghanistan, that somehow she pre-determined. it doesn't matter today what she does with that committee because it's not going to change the outcome because what is a pre-determined or already written report. at the same time she played politics with this for six months, its senate acted. the f.b.i. has investigated. and the architect of the capitol has $10 million. there are two questions, why were we so ill prepared. if you read the senate report, they knew about this on december 14. why were we so ill prepared? second is, you got to make sure it never happens or has the ability to happen again. we have lost officer evans on good friday from a driven individual that could be politically motivated. i think everything should be looked at. reporter: leader mcconnell has said that he thinks democrats are going to go this alone and republicans won't vote for it. what is your position on the debt ceiling? how would you hike to see the issues dealt with and should the democrats put it in reconciliation? mr. mccarthy: democrats have p
and she questions having jim banks, a naval officer who served in afghanistan, that somehow she pre-determined. it doesn't matter today what she does with that committee because it's not going to change the outcome because what is a pre-determined or already written report. at the same time she played politics with this for six months, its senate acted. the f.b.i. has investigated. and the architect of the capitol has $10 million. there are two questions, why were we so ill prepared. if you...
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invasion of afghanistan that launched the global war on terror. : you collaborated with a magazine to examine the u.s. role. how did you compile this information? stephanie: it was quite an undertaking. at first i thought it would be a simple mapping process, map , maybefghanistan, syria a few lesser-known places like the philippines and somalia. it turned into a research odyssey. we combed government databases, onlineed through investigative journalism was a expertsce, we talked to , interviewed journalists, all kinds of different information went into this map. t: what were your challenges in making sure the information you got was correct? how do you make sure the information you are putting in this info graphic is accurate? stephanie: it is a rigorous process. we need to document that least two credible sources for each part of the map we documented. it was quite a challenge. for example, the map shows the u.s. has been engaged in ground and 2018, those are the years the map focuses on, in 14 different countries. these are places you would think about as being part of the war on t
invasion of afghanistan that launched the global war on terror. : you collaborated with a magazine to examine the u.s. role. how did you compile this information? stephanie: it was quite an undertaking. at first i thought it would be a simple mapping process, map , maybefghanistan, syria a few lesser-known places like the philippines and somalia. it turned into a research odyssey. we combed government databases, onlineed through investigative journalism was a expertsce, we talked to ,...
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with the ongoing wars in iraq and afghanistan, the time to fix this broken system is now. late funding is more than a missed deadline. it is a veteran with posttraumatic stress disorder who cnot access the treatment he or she needs. is an injured hero who must wait for a prosthetic. it is a v.a. in disarray at a time when our wounded warriors are counting more than ever on the services. that's why in the last congress i inintroduced the assured funding for the veterans health care act. this bill would have replaced the funding for veterans health care with permanent direct spending authority. like the bill introduced, advanced appropriations is the means to that end. that end is ensuring veterans receive the best possible care from a v.a. that has access to timely, sufficient and predictible resources. the legislation that we are considering today will do just that. it will allow the v.a. to effectively budget and manage its health care programs and services, meaning it can hire the appropriate number of doctors, nurses, clinicians, and support staff to meet the demand for
with the ongoing wars in iraq and afghanistan, the time to fix this broken system is now. late funding is more than a missed deadline. it is a veteran with posttraumatic stress disorder who cnot access the treatment he or she needs. is an injured hero who must wait for a prosthetic. it is a v.a. in disarray at a time when our wounded warriors are counting more than ever on the services. that's why in the last congress i inintroduced the assured funding for the veterans health care act. this...
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i know you have been -- have you been to afghanistan? >> i have not. >> i would encourage you to go. beyond guantanamo bay, there is a group that are non afghan fighters that will probably never going to the afghan legal system for many reasons. some of them have been there three or four years. we need to evaluate that population and see if we can bring them back to this new system, reintegrate them into this system. i would urge you to do that, to get some of your folks to look at the detainees because i think some of them will have to be brought back into our system and we are likely to capture more during the upcoming surge of troops. finally, the photo issue -- i now have 30 seconds -- i appreciate your willingness to appeal the second circuit's decision. the president has said publicly he will do what is necessary to prevent these photos from seeing the light of day. i'm working with my colleagues in the senate pacific have a legislative fix to see if we can protect the photos. can you tell me the game plan of the administration, if
i know you have been -- have you been to afghanistan? >> i have not. >> i would encourage you to go. beyond guantanamo bay, there is a group that are non afghan fighters that will probably never going to the afghan legal system for many reasons. some of them have been there three or four years. we need to evaluate that population and see if we can bring them back to this new system, reintegrate them into this system. i would urge you to do that, to get some of your folks to look at...
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now the republicans are throwing this afghanistan thing. stephen miller and that is the man who caused the problems because he did not want afghanistan people coming back to the united states. he made it more difficult. he made people jump through hoops. which is part of the problem we have in afghanistan now. the covid problem -- you can thank the president for that because in october -- host: stick infrastructure. on afghanistan, ap news alert says the officials say the cia director met with taliban political leaders in kabul amid evacuation efforts. that from the associated press. we are going to talk about afghanistan in our next hour of the washington journal. right now, this infrastructure debate happening on the house side within the democratic party , family infighting over how to move forward. 10 centrist democrats holding up the democratic agenda. do you support it? what do you think should happen? this is tim in ohio, who says let's pass a budget that just pays our bills. it is required of the average citizen here and why not the
now the republicans are throwing this afghanistan thing. stephen miller and that is the man who caused the problems because he did not want afghanistan people coming back to the united states. he made it more difficult. he made people jump through hoops. which is part of the problem we have in afghanistan now. the covid problem -- you can thank the president for that because in october -- host: stick infrastructure. on afghanistan, ap news alert says the officials say the cia director met with...
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so we now have these crazy results, where a guy does two combat tours in afghanistan, risks his life for the rest of us. whether you approve of what we're doing over there or not, he did things that most americans don't do. and he got taken off the street and sent home the other day. two combat tours. it kind of embarrasses me that we let a person risk his life for us and then kicked him out. a little town in west virginia was convinced that all the immigrants were bad. a man who ran the local mexican restaurant was sent home. the town was in an uproar. i thought we were only sending bad people back? he had just been there 15 years, paying taxes, employing people, feeding people. was it the right decision? whether you think it was right or wrong, the point is this -- you have to decide whether a,, you think our common humanity is more important than our interesting differences, and a pre-condition for making most of them. and b, whether we have an invested interest in diversity. now if you're a native born american, you also have to face the fact that like every other prosperous coun
so we now have these crazy results, where a guy does two combat tours in afghanistan, risks his life for the rest of us. whether you approve of what we're doing over there or not, he did things that most americans don't do. and he got taken off the street and sent home the other day. two combat tours. it kind of embarrasses me that we let a person risk his life for us and then kicked him out. a little town in west virginia was convinced that all the immigrants were bad. a man who ran the local...
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a lot about the afghanistan elections. to my left is a grant kippen. he was the chairman of the ecc both in 2005 and this past year in 2009. but scott and grant were at the center of this maelstrom last year, so please be quite pointed with your questions and try to get information on what was happening behind the scenes. these guys were really at the center of what was going on and what was paid -- and extremely difficult period in afghanistan. scott, if you want to start. >> we will switch the order. >> grant, take it away. >> thank you very much. i thought -- scott and i had a little discussion last night about how we would go forward with this discussion this morning. i what i would like to do is lead off with a little bit of an introduction to the ecc. as many of you know, of the two electoral bodies in afghanistan , the ecc is a temporary body and it is only in existence for the period of the election campaign. it will cease to exist up to 30 days after the certification of final results. the final certified results
a lot about the afghanistan elections. to my left is a grant kippen. he was the chairman of the ecc both in 2005 and this past year in 2009. but scott and grant were at the center of this maelstrom last year, so please be quite pointed with your questions and try to get information on what was happening behind the scenes. these guys were really at the center of what was going on and what was paid -- and extremely difficult period in afghanistan. scott, if you want to start. >> we will...
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assistance programs in afghanistan. congress intended that sigar would exercise its authority swiftly. and it came into existence in 2008 in july of last year with an authorization to hire 18 auditors, 13 inspectors and three investigators. but from the beginning, sigar has been hindered by certain limitations contained in standard federal government personnel authorities, and by the difficulty of attracting qualified candidates to work in the difficult security environment of afghanistan. a year after its creation, sigar has conducted only one independent audit and has only hired nine auditors, five inspectors and three investigators. this resolution would help resolve this problem by granting sigar a special hiring authority under 5 u.s.c. section 3161. section 3161 would allow sigar a more flexible accepted service authority and empower the office to select, appoint and employ the necessary staff to fulfill its duties. in particular, section 3161 would grant return rights to federal employees, provide interagency det
assistance programs in afghanistan. congress intended that sigar would exercise its authority swiftly. and it came into existence in 2008 in july of last year with an authorization to hire 18 auditors, 13 inspectors and three investigators. but from the beginning, sigar has been hindered by certain limitations contained in standard federal government personnel authorities, and by the difficulty of attracting qualified candidates to work in the difficult security environment of afghanistan. a...
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i was in afghanistan as an embedded journalist. in the experience i've had the senate as a member of the armed services committee and the foreign relations committee is something that has prepared me in the best way that anyone can be prepared to be your commander-in-chief. the second thing i would like is how we think about are going to make this a better country in terms of issues like economic fairness and social justice. i've been speaking about the breaking point between the people at the very top and our working people for 10 years now. it was one of the primary issues that i put into my senate campaign in 2000. it was the first -- in 2006. it was the first issue that i stated in response to president bush. we have a long record here. and you have to remember we are the most unique society on earth. we are the greatest country on earth. we want to live the american dream. the american dream has three pieces to it. yourirst is, if you have ideas together, if you can get yourself into the process, you can shoot the moon. you ca
i was in afghanistan as an embedded journalist. in the experience i've had the senate as a member of the armed services committee and the foreign relations committee is something that has prepared me in the best way that anyone can be prepared to be your commander-in-chief. the second thing i would like is how we think about are going to make this a better country in terms of issues like economic fairness and social justice. i've been speaking about the breaking point between the people at the...
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>> you mentioned it several times shifting troops from iraq to afghanistan. we have been in iraq for seven years and spends trillions of dollars and many american lives lost. we seem to be back to square one. this shift to afghanistan -- can you give us your assessment for what it means for iraq? >> back to square one in iraq? i do not agree with you specifically. . we've also responded and prevented attacks at a level with the iraqi security forces who lead in so many operations, who lead now in all operations, in ways that have actually been very, very encouraging. there doesn't mean there aren't challenges, but i see a country committed to standing up this government, having elected it, and the internal feedback i get from the country is, you know, a free and fair election, recertified one. they challenge themselves, and someone said the other day, which i thought was very encouraging, this wasn't a challenge from the outside of the country about a free and fair election, it was a challenge internally, and it was recertified as free and fair. so i'm actual
>> you mentioned it several times shifting troops from iraq to afghanistan. we have been in iraq for seven years and spends trillions of dollars and many american lives lost. we seem to be back to square one. this shift to afghanistan -- can you give us your assessment for what it means for iraq? >> back to square one in iraq? i do not agree with you specifically. . we've also responded and prevented attacks at a level with the iraqi security forces who lead in so many operations,...
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think about afghanistan. do you know how many people evacuated from afghanistan, 79,000. 5,000, 2,000 special visas. the rest now they are in this country and can go anywhere they want. i'm sure there are some wonderful people there and we have no idea what their background is. think about gas prices. think about what you did and use it as early as possible you were sick and tired of people telling you what you want to do. we could be energy independent. why would we do that to ourselves? why would we be dependent on a country like communist china? they absolutely are committed to destroy us. all you have to do is read what they say. do they know he's going to invade ukraine, he said he was. so where we are now is we have gas prices that are high and he's like a sandwich, he just sits there. [laughter] it gets older all the time but nothing happens. that's what he's doing. look at ukraine. why doesn't he make sure they have -- he should have done all this stuff on ukraine earlier. what is he doing today, he's
think about afghanistan. do you know how many people evacuated from afghanistan, 79,000. 5,000, 2,000 special visas. the rest now they are in this country and can go anywhere they want. i'm sure there are some wonderful people there and we have no idea what their background is. think about gas prices. think about what you did and use it as early as possible you were sick and tired of people telling you what you want to do. we could be energy independent. why would we do that to ourselves? why...
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they don't have televisions and afghanistan, ok? and what business is it of hours to borrow money from china to send to afghanistan for a televised cricket team. we studied japanese quail, i am not kidding, to see if they are more sexually promiscuous on cocaine. i think we could just a few late, yes. you know? thanks everybody for coming tonight. [applause] >> hey everyone, thank you for coming up. there are blue cards on your seats. there are volunteers walking around. like senator paul said, it is a movement and a movement takes people. the police your name on that card and help us out. [indiscernible conversations] [crowd chattering] [indistinct chatter] >> at c-span takes you on the white house. access to the candidates at speeches, rallies, and meet and greets. we're taking your comments bite that are, facebook, and by phone. and, as always, every event the cover is on our website, c-span.org. tags we need to know how many people are reading us. we need to know how they are coming to us. if they are coming to us through or sna
they don't have televisions and afghanistan, ok? and what business is it of hours to borrow money from china to send to afghanistan for a televised cricket team. we studied japanese quail, i am not kidding, to see if they are more sexually promiscuous on cocaine. i think we could just a few late, yes. you know? thanks everybody for coming tonight. [applause] >> hey everyone, thank you for coming up. there are blue cards on your seats. there are volunteers walking around. like senator paul...
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p yesterday you said that 10,000 -- clarifying on afghanistan. straight you said that 10,000 have applied -- yesterday you said that 10,000 have applied. does that mean 10,000 applicant will be evacuated? jen: no, it means they are in a later stage. it was giving an update. that does not include family members. that includes individuals, interpreters or translators. it just means they are farther forward in the process. there is another which is security vetting which we need to be completed for -- before any individual is located to a base in the united states. individuals could be to a third country before that is completed. it was an update on where people stand. >> why did the administration wait until june 24 to commit to the evacuation? why not have this be one of the early steps right when the president announced in april while american troops were still on the ground? announcing this days before the combat mission is essentially over would seem to, get the mission. jen: there is always ongoing discussions, both with partners in the region
p yesterday you said that 10,000 -- clarifying on afghanistan. straight you said that 10,000 have applied -- yesterday you said that 10,000 have applied. does that mean 10,000 applicant will be evacuated? jen: no, it means they are in a later stage. it was giving an update. that does not include family members. that includes individuals, interpreters or translators. it just means they are farther forward in the process. there is another which is security vetting which we need to be completed...
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i grew up in afghanistan, living there for a decade. i have travelled in over 50 countries. many of them primarily are of muslim culture. i will not condemn the religious rights. rational people do not deny these terrorist events or the result of a man who adopted practices that were worked. the confusion being sent by our leaders is undermining the security and terrorist -- and fabric of our men and nation. they deny these terrorist acts of terrorism. he was and a violent islamic extremists. my family kept silent for over two years. we will not be silent again. we are speaking not out of hate but because our country needs to hear the truth. this administration is to heed the words -- if the trumpet makes an unclear sound, who will prepare for battle? thank you. >> thank you for your testimony and your courage and being here today. thanks to your wife was not here but she is the rock of the family, as you have told us. one of the issues that struck us when mr. bledsoe testified back in march is why did the justice department not treat this as a terrorist prosecution? the fbi
i grew up in afghanistan, living there for a decade. i have travelled in over 50 countries. many of them primarily are of muslim culture. i will not condemn the religious rights. rational people do not deny these terrorist events or the result of a man who adopted practices that were worked. the confusion being sent by our leaders is undermining the security and terrorist -- and fabric of our men and nation. they deny these terrorist acts of terrorism. he was and a violent islamic extremists....
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and like his visit to afghanistan and iraq, he did not telegraph his movements like other presidents have done. i love the fact that he is keeping it close to his chest. i'm a confirmed republican because of donald trump. host: thanks for calling in. we are less than 10 minutes away from the house and senate. here's our plan. we'll show you the house and senate coverage. we don't expect it to be long in either body. in a couple of sessions, democratic leader, the democratic whip steny hoyer trying to bring forward legislation that passed in the senate and this deals with retroactive pay for government workers when a shutdown ends. leader hoyer tried to bring that forward the other day, but they gaveled out the session. we expect a fairly quick session for the house and senate. and after the bodies gavel out, we'll continue with your comments and calls. we'll go to norfolk, virginia nd hear from george. >> this is george, thank you for taking my call. thenth or so ago, i went to web site for hills delnch dale college and i order the declaration of independence and the constitution of
and like his visit to afghanistan and iraq, he did not telegraph his movements like other presidents have done. i love the fact that he is keeping it close to his chest. i'm a confirmed republican because of donald trump. host: thanks for calling in. we are less than 10 minutes away from the house and senate. here's our plan. we'll show you the house and senate coverage. we don't expect it to be long in either body. in a couple of sessions, democratic leader, the democratic whip steny hoyer...
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if they do, the afghanistan of honey 14 is not the afghanistan of 2001. cast in twoallots separate elections in open defiance of the taliban. especially since they have been off the battlefield for over a decade. some would question whether the would prisoner exchange endanger u.s. personnel. while the exchange took place before the end of the war in afghanistan and we have conducted prisoner exchanges before the ends of hostilities with the korean war. with the threat to kidnapping by terrorists and insurgents has long been the case in afghanistan. it was my number one threat when i served in uniform. there is no reason to think that this calculus will be changed. the united states has been negotiating with the taliban and her some time now. a recognition that the war in afghanistan cannot end without a political settlement. i understand what we feel about the stories coming out about bowe bergdahl. if i were them, i might feel the same way. the truth is that we do not yet know the whole truth. and our nation of laws, the presumption of innocence is sacr
if they do, the afghanistan of honey 14 is not the afghanistan of 2001. cast in twoallots separate elections in open defiance of the taliban. especially since they have been off the battlefield for over a decade. some would question whether the would prisoner exchange endanger u.s. personnel. while the exchange took place before the end of the war in afghanistan and we have conducted prisoner exchanges before the ends of hostilities with the korean war. with the threat to kidnapping by...
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sector assistance in afghanistan. later, the federalist society hosts a discussion on the 2020 'snsus and the president efforts to count citizens and noncitizens in the u.s. on c-span two, secretary of state mike pompeo participate in a conversation on foreign-policy at 9:00 a.m. in the afternoon at 3:00, the u.s. senate returns for votes on whether to override president trump's vetoes on three resolutions blocking u.s. arms sales to saudi arabia. >> reagan is an intellectual. he is an intellectual. he is comfortable with ideas. he understands the power of ideas. foundation, a of political leader can do all kinds of marvelous things. >> author and historian lee edwards will be a our guest on in-depth sunday afternoon. he is the author of just right and the collection of goldwaterons about and ronald reagan. be sure to watch our live coverage of the 2019 national book festival on saturday, august 31, on the tv on c-span two. -- book tv on c-span two. ♪
sector assistance in afghanistan. later, the federalist society hosts a discussion on the 2020 'snsus and the president efforts to count citizens and noncitizens in the u.s. on c-span two, secretary of state mike pompeo participate in a conversation on foreign-policy at 9:00 a.m. in the afternoon at 3:00, the u.s. senate returns for votes on whether to override president trump's vetoes on three resolutions blocking u.s. arms sales to saudi arabia. >> reagan is an intellectual. he is an...
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troops from afghanistan. we expect that at 2:15 eastern, we will have live coverage at c-span.org and on c-span radio. zeke miller from the associated press, president biden will stay in his comments that we went to afghanistan for a horrific attack 20 years ago but will not explain why we should remain there. a reporter from the washington post, "i am now the fourth american president to preside over a true presence in afghanistan, two, two democrats, --two republicans, two democrats, i will not pass this to a fifth." guest: i have a medical supposition, i can remember years ago in that age range, women taking oral contraceptives had to be careful for blood clots. i would be curious investigating these cases if they also take oral contraceptives. i am not medically trained. this is guesswork. i would be curious. host: wall street journal on the johnson & johnson vaccine from this morning. "the vaccine issue poses a new threat for johnson & johnson, they are faced thorny issues during the 135 euros history. f
troops from afghanistan. we expect that at 2:15 eastern, we will have live coverage at c-span.org and on c-span radio. zeke miller from the associated press, president biden will stay in his comments that we went to afghanistan for a horrific attack 20 years ago but will not explain why we should remain there. a reporter from the washington post, "i am now the fourth american president to preside over a true presence in afghanistan, two, two democrats, --two republicans, two democrats, i...
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i think that is what they say about afghanistan. the history of afghanistan. mr. secretary a few headlines , from the last two weeks. kabul attacks. while are we still shutting our soldiers blood for pedophiles. the full extent of child sexual assault committed by afghan security forces may never be known. another heading. the taliban is gaining strength and territory in afghanistan. another headline. taliban threatens 70% of afghanistan. last headline. pentagon blocks release of key data on afghan war. the pentagon has restricted the release of critical information on the progress being made in the war in afghanistan, a move that will limit transparency. in your prepared remarks, you very kindly said we need to build the trust of the american people. how can we build the trust of the american people after 16 years, over 2300 americans killed, over 20,000 wounded. and we spent $1 trillion. i don't have to add to mr. smith's comment. but this country is headed for bankruptcy. mr. trump campaigned. i have 30 of his comments and tweets. he was opposed to being in afg
i think that is what they say about afghanistan. the history of afghanistan. mr. secretary a few headlines , from the last two weeks. kabul attacks. while are we still shutting our soldiers blood for pedophiles. the full extent of child sexual assault committed by afghan security forces may never be known. another heading. the taliban is gaining strength and territory in afghanistan. another headline. taliban threatens 70% of afghanistan. last headline. pentagon blocks release of key data on...
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for 20 years americans have not been hit at home from afghanistan. it is because of the brave men and women in our military and our intelligence services that we have been safe from terrorist attacks in america. no matter what happened in august of 2021 under joe biden, every american has served in afghanistan should be proud of their service from 2001 until the very last day of 2021. [applause] sen. cotton: -- jeff: and bobby, everyone seemed to applaud vigorously when i referenced kim reynolds. she has been here i think two or three different times. try to explain to everybody, what is kim reynolds like to work with as a legislator? obviously legislators, the house and senate, sometimes the governor and the legislator do not agree on everything. what is it like to work with kim reynolds? bobby: before i answer that, i did forget two people in the crowd i did not mention. both of my brothers are here. would you raise your hands? jacob and courtney have brought me my first nephew, little baby oliver. and then john and rachel, would you raise your han
for 20 years americans have not been hit at home from afghanistan. it is because of the brave men and women in our military and our intelligence services that we have been safe from terrorist attacks in america. no matter what happened in august of 2021 under joe biden, every american has served in afghanistan should be proud of their service from 2001 until the very last day of 2021. [applause] sen. cotton: -- jeff: and bobby, everyone seemed to applaud vigorously when i referenced kim...
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afghanistan is a country built on consensus. they have the leaders sit in a circle and figure out what they are going to do, then they try to do it. often it changes and then people to not do what they are going to do but it is a country of consensus-making. to go back to the question about the taliban, typically in that society, you go with the winner. so what is going on right now with the counterinsurgency, ared karzai and the afghans seeming more and like the winner -- more like the winner then the taliban have. are seeming morethat is right you a0 troops? crackdown,d to the the police force and the army, and add security. then, from the grassroots, autumn up, working from tribe to tribe -- bottom up. is a tribent, there that said that they were so disgusted by the taliban a couple of weeks ago, that they were going to fight them no matter what. if the u.s. wanted to help out, great. they did not care. it turns out, just recently, in the last week, the two sub tribes of this tribe are now fighting each other, and based stop
afghanistan is a country built on consensus. they have the leaders sit in a circle and figure out what they are going to do, then they try to do it. often it changes and then people to not do what they are going to do but it is a country of consensus-making. to go back to the question about the taliban, typically in that society, you go with the winner. so what is going on right now with the counterinsurgency, ared karzai and the afghans seeming more and like the winner -- more like the winner...
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there is much at stake in afghanistan. our commitment to our mission and our strategy will not waver. with that, i will be happy to take your questions, unless capt. kirby from kabul has further comments. >> no, thanks, george. i thought you cover them very well and i'm ready for questions. >> with respect to general allan removing advisers from the ministry, what must need to change before they go back into that partnership? i think he said the fundamentals of the strategy remains down. what are the fundamentals and where are the partnerships and trusts that you referred to? is he going to proceed with a strategy without any reconsideration? >> when it comes to the particulars of ensuring that there is the appropriate security for isaf personnel and others, that is something we work on together. the fundamental strategy does remain sound. we continue to fight alongside our afghanistan and -- our afghan and isaf partners. the mission continues and will continue to do that. if we work alongside thousands of afghans every si
there is much at stake in afghanistan. our commitment to our mission and our strategy will not waver. with that, i will be happy to take your questions, unless capt. kirby from kabul has further comments. >> no, thanks, george. i thought you cover them very well and i'm ready for questions. >> with respect to general allan removing advisers from the ministry, what must need to change before they go back into that partnership? i think he said the fundamentals of the strategy remains...
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when the biden administration conducted is disastrous withdrawal from afghanistan we left our friends abandoned and our allies confused. america looked a week and that weakness was seen as an opportunity for russia to invade ukraine. on the child to threaten and be aggressive toward taiwan. let me assure you as president i will bring out the best of america. we will stand with our allies and we will stand with our friends. [cheering] [applause] there are some who want the united states to disengage from the world and to isolate ourselves. isolationism only leads to weakness. and weakness leads to war. americans want peace in the best way to secure and preserve peace is to have the most prepared military in the world. [applause] today's threat the russian invasion of ukraine. i join with those who say we do not want an unending war in ukraine and the best way to avoid a long war is to help ukraine win today. [cheering] as a nation we have improvement resilience in our democracy whom we have endured in times of war and hardship it i am confident we will survive through the destructive p
when the biden administration conducted is disastrous withdrawal from afghanistan we left our friends abandoned and our allies confused. america looked a week and that weakness was seen as an opportunity for russia to invade ukraine. on the child to threaten and be aggressive toward taiwan. let me assure you as president i will bring out the best of america. we will stand with our allies and we will stand with our friends. [cheering] [applause] there are some who want the united states to...
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reporter: clarifying afghanistan. yesterday you said that 10,000 applicants, 20,000 afghans have applied, and that half of that have completed the necessary paperwork to move forward. what does move forward in the process mean? does that mean 10,000 applicants will be evacuated? jen: no, it means they are in a later stage of the process. it was giving an update. as i said yesterday, that does not include family members. that includes individual interpreters or translators. it just means they are farther forward in the process. there is another step, which is security vetting, which would need to be completed before any individual is located to a base in the united states. individuals could be relocated to third countries before that process is completed. so it was just an update on where people stand in the process. reporter: why did the administration wait until june 24 to commit to the evacuation? why not have this be one of the early steps right when the president announced in april , i believe, while american troo
reporter: clarifying afghanistan. yesterday you said that 10,000 applicants, 20,000 afghans have applied, and that half of that have completed the necessary paperwork to move forward. what does move forward in the process mean? does that mean 10,000 applicants will be evacuated? jen: no, it means they are in a later stage of the process. it was giving an update. as i said yesterday, that does not include family members. that includes individual interpreters or translators. it just means they...
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we have the wars in iraq and afghanistan. we have this horrific continuing oil catastrophe in the gulf of mexico that is both a profound corporate, district of, criminal act against nature and the planet and our legacy on earth, and a profound regulatory failure coming out of washington. the press needs to be vigorous in scrutinizing, not just after the fact, but ongoing. host: there is reporting in that there is more a military in afghanistan and iraq. next we will go to steve in panama city, floridaa caller: >> mr. solomon, i agree with you with afghanistan and the war and everything. i am surprised more people are not screaming about whyyare we over there and spending all this money. does that have something to do with oil? is there a pipeline that will be coming from the north through afghanistan and pakistan? i did hear it, but i have never heard it in the neww or anything. i ammjust wondering, is that true? guest: wars have been for a lot of reasons. others have documented, in the 1980's there was a great deal of intere
we have the wars in iraq and afghanistan. we have this horrific continuing oil catastrophe in the gulf of mexico that is both a profound corporate, district of, criminal act against nature and the planet and our legacy on earth, and a profound regulatory failure coming out of washington. the press needs to be vigorous in scrutinizing, not just after the fact, but ongoing. host: there is reporting in that there is more a military in afghanistan and iraq. next we will go to steve in panama city,...
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in iraq and afghanistan, the rocket propelled grenade or rpg. cheap, easy to use, deadly. in iraq, these weapons have killed more than 132 americans, including 21-year-old five at dennis miller. >> they were in ramadi and his tank was hit with an rpg. he never knew what hit him. >> 16 months ago, commanders in iraq began asking for help, sending the pentagon urgent request for a new system to counter rpg's. >> what you remember about that? >> these were the best pieces we ever did very it >> and you want an emmy award in 2007 for this. this is one of the more shameful incidents that we investigate involving the pentagon, another one involved body armor. some people were taking liberties with body armor testing. here you had, basically, a system that the israelis had figured out, which was a fairly advanced stage there. in an effort to try these on three tanks in iraq. they were given a demonstration to just see if they would work and it was blocked by the army because they were protecting raytheon. it got to the inherent corruption in the pentag
in iraq and afghanistan, the rocket propelled grenade or rpg. cheap, easy to use, deadly. in iraq, these weapons have killed more than 132 americans, including 21-year-old five at dennis miller. >> they were in ramadi and his tank was hit with an rpg. he never knew what hit him. >> 16 months ago, commanders in iraq began asking for help, sending the pentagon urgent request for a new system to counter rpg's. >> what you remember about that? >> these were the best pieces...
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we talked about afghanistan and afghanistan to needs to be kept on a track which is promising people.afghani we are ready and willing to be voluntarily engaged and continue to be militarily engaged. i think the message that the taliban needs to be the international community will not leave afghanistan and this predicament. issue thatk about an is thealso interested in crisis in ukraine. we have the greatest importance to this agreement being implemented as soon as possible. we will put a lot of effort into making this possible in our talks with ukraine, but also in our talks with russia. to bring the political process forward. issues willnomicussed loom large on the agenda. from a european perspective, let me say this clearly, it is very helpful in order to allow our economy to grow. it is important for the german economy, it is important for the whole of the european economy. the progress that we had made all the tpp, i think we in continuingst to support these negotiations. thank you very much. again for this visit. i'm very much looking forward to the other things that are lining up for t
we talked about afghanistan and afghanistan to needs to be kept on a track which is promising people.afghani we are ready and willing to be voluntarily engaged and continue to be militarily engaged. i think the message that the taliban needs to be the international community will not leave afghanistan and this predicament. issue thatk about an is thealso interested in crisis in ukraine. we have the greatest importance to this agreement being implemented as soon as possible. we will put a lot of...
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withdraw from afghanistan. c-span's washington journal, join in the conversation live at 7:00 eastern on c-span, c-span now or online at c-span.org. >> next, legal scholars talk about constitutional law, originalism, and the impact precedent has on the supreme court and lower level decisions. and then a discussion of overcrowding, maintenance and infrastructure needs at u.s. national parks. and later the u.s. postal service unveils a new forever stamp featuring ruth gator bins for -- ruth bader ginsburg. house speaker mikeohnson is heading to the southern border r the new year. glenn thompson will join him on the january 3 trip. speaker johnson says "america is experiencing the worst border cris in our history impacting every community in the untry. we look forward to meeting with the brave men and women of law enforcement and the citizens on the front lines of is crisis who will help shine a light on the disastrous effect of this administration's border policy p ." party leaders search for a broader compromise
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whenever you look at our disastrous withdrawal from afghanistan, we show weakness as a country. we were not loyal to our allies, we did not create a trust relationship with them as the united states of america always should have. the result of that is that russia goes into ukraine, china gets aggressive toward taiwan, america needs to be strong. we need to lead, we cannot let china assume a leadership world as a position as a superpower. we have got to cut our ties from the supply chain of china when it comes to our medical supplies, military parts, and sensitive industries. we have got to make sure we are prepared to support taiwan and continue our support of ukraine. yes, i think also we need to keep the government out of our business and our schools. [applause] i say that because you have the department of labor that is presenting policies for business that they have to make sure they consider esg policies as a means of their investment in doing business. i don't think the government needs to tell business how to do and make a profit. if we disagree with them, let's don't pun
whenever you look at our disastrous withdrawal from afghanistan, we show weakness as a country. we were not loyal to our allies, we did not create a trust relationship with them as the united states of america always should have. the result of that is that russia goes into ukraine, china gets aggressive toward taiwan, america needs to be strong. we need to lead, we cannot let china assume a leadership world as a position as a superpower. we have got to cut our ties from the supply chain of...
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that it is more based in afghanistan or partly in afghanistan. this becomes one part of china's interest. government, we started the dialogue with china. ministry talk to the of interior and security. i was clearly seeing they were very much concerned about the etim and needed help from afghanistan. first meetingmy with china, i realized they were so misinformed in pakistan that the security forces is limited to kabul and not the rest of the country. when they realized that was not the case and it was a force controlling the remotest part of afghanistan. they asked for help. there were two other reasons which was more economic. one was in pakistan and the other was in afghanistan. in pakistan, it is the economic corridor that is linking them with china. that corridor is not just a road, it is a huge area which includes roads and network of roads that will link to afghanistan and pakistan. how could they invest $46 billion in that corridor if corridor risk to the within the region of one kilometer -- 100 kilometers. interest inkeen dissolving the
that it is more based in afghanistan or partly in afghanistan. this becomes one part of china's interest. government, we started the dialogue with china. ministry talk to the of interior and security. i was clearly seeing they were very much concerned about the etim and needed help from afghanistan. first meetingmy with china, i realized they were so misinformed in pakistan that the security forces is limited to kabul and not the rest of the country. when they realized that was not the case and...
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another thing, with this afghanistan. can you imagine they spent $300 million a day on a war for 20 years and yet we have people here that are hungry and homeless and just really have not the best of lives. i am saying that they could at least have given us in the united states of america, they could have given us a million dollars. thank you. host: gary, out of newport, kentucky. good morning. caller: as a union worker for many years, and a retiree, i am just disgusted with the way the unions have hung on to the democratic party and over and over again, the democratic party has turned their back on unions, and they are just not learning from the experience that it is just not a good relationship. host: what is an example? caller: how? over and over, promises of this and that as far as like the pensions and wages, and now they are on this my right to work. over and over, i've seen it happen too many times. host: this morning another op-ed on labor day and unions, this from callista gingrich and newton encourage. starting
another thing, with this afghanistan. can you imagine they spent $300 million a day on a war for 20 years and yet we have people here that are hungry and homeless and just really have not the best of lives. i am saying that they could at least have given us in the united states of america, they could have given us a million dollars. thank you. host: gary, out of newport, kentucky. good morning. caller: as a union worker for many years, and a retiree, i am just disgusted with the way the unions...